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DATE | 2002-10-04 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [nylug-talk] Digital Rights bills
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Don
With all due respect
This bill is a big looser for Digital Ownership rights of citizens It legalizes DRM by codifying the right of Companies to predetermine the ownership of files on individually owned computers, and allows the limitation of the access to those files.
Ruevain
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 10:01:04AM -0700, Don Marti wrote: > begin alex-at-pilosoft.com quotation of Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 12:27:39PM -0400: > > > Nevertheless, "trafficing" in devices solely designed to crack copy > > protection will remain illegal, so you are on your own in developing such > > a tool. > > The Lofgren bill will allow sale of such devices if they are marketed > for purposes of fair use, not infringement. As far as I cen tell, > the Lofgren bill would narrow down the anticircumvention clause > to what Congress thought they were agreeing to in 1998 -- a ban on > "black boxes" that just make copies of copy-restricted works. > > The place where these bills will really have an effect is in other > countries that are passing legislation to implement TRIPS -- it > shows that you can comply without passing a total disaster like > the European Union Copyright Directive. > > -- > Don Marti > http://zgp.org/~dmarti > dmarti-at-zgp.org > KG6INA > _______________________________________________ > The nylug-talk mailing list is at nylug-talk-at-nylug.org > To subscribe or unsubscribe: http://herzl.nylug.org/mailman/listinfo/nylug-talk
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